John 20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Empty Tomb
20 On(A) the first day of the week(B) Mary Magdalene(C) came to the tomb(D) early, while it was still dark. She saw that the stone(E) had been removed[a] from the tomb. 2 So she ran to Simon Peter(F) and to the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,(G) and we don’t know where they have put Him!”
3 At that, Peter and the other disciple went out, heading for the tomb. 4 The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first. 5 Stooping down, he saw the linen cloths(H) lying there, yet he did not go in. 6 Then, following him, Simon Peter came also. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there. 7 The wrapping(I) that had been on His head was not lying with the linen cloths(J) but was folded up in a separate place by itself. 8 The other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, then entered the tomb, saw, and believed. 9 For they still did not understand the Scripture(K) that He must rise(L) from the dead.(M) 10 Then the disciples went home again.
Mary Magdalene Sees the Risen Lord
11 But(N) Mary stood outside facing the tomb,(O) crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb. 12 She saw two angels(P) in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet, where Jesus’ body(Q) had been lying. 13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?”
“Because they’ve taken away my Lord,”(R) she told them, “and I don’t know where they’ve put Him.” 14 Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, though she did not know it was Jesus.(S)
15 “Woman,” Jesus said to her, “why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”
Supposing He was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you’ve removed Him, tell me where you’ve put Him, and I will take Him away.”
16 Jesus said, “Mary.”
Turning around, she said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!”[b]—which means “Teacher.”(T)
17 “Don’t cling to Me,” Jesus told her, “for I have not yet ascended(U) to the Father.(V) But go to My brothers(W) and tell them that I am ascending to My Father(X) and your Father—to My God(Y) and your God.”
18 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!”(Z) And she told them what[c] He had said to her.
The Disciples Commissioned
19 In the evening of that first day of the week,(AA) the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked because of their fear of the Jews. Then Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!”(AB)
20 Having said this, He showed them His hands and His side.(AC) So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me,(AD) I also send you.”(AE) 22 After saying this, He breathed on them(AF) and said,[d] “Receive the Holy Spirit.(AG) 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”(AH)
Thomas Sees and Believes
24 But one of the Twelve, Thomas(AI) (called “Twin”), was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples kept telling him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he said to them, “If I don’t see the mark of the nails in His hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails,(AJ) and put my hand into His side,(AK) I will never believe!”(AL)
26 After eight days His disciples were indoors again, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them. He said, “Peace to you!”
27 Then He said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and observe My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Don’t be an unbeliever, but a believer.”(AM)
28 Thomas responded to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
29 Jesus said, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed.[e] Those who believe without seeing(AN) are blessed.”
The Purpose of This Gospel
30 Jesus performed many other signs(AO) in the presence of His disciples that are not written(AP) in this book.(AQ) 31 But these are written so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah,(AR) the Son(AS) of God,[f](AT) and by believing you may have life in His name.(AU)
Footnotes
- John 20:1 Lit She saw the stone removed
- John 20:16 Rabbouni is also used in Mk 10:51
- John 20:18 Lit these things
- John 20:22 Lit He breathed and said to them
- John 20:29 Or have you believed? (as a question)
- John 20:31 Or that the Messiah, the Son of God, is Jesus
John 20
King James Version
20 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
3 Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.
4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
5 And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
6 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
7 And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
9 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.
11 But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
John 20
New King James Version
The Empty Tomb(A)
20 Now the (B)first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the (C)stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2 Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the (D)other disciple, (E)whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.”
3 (F)Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb. 4 So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. 5 And he, stooping down and looking in, saw (G)the linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, 7 and (H)the [a]handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself. 8 Then the (I)other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed. 9 For as yet they did not [b]know the (J)Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. 10 Then the disciples went away again to their own homes.
Mary Magdalene Sees the Risen Lord
11 (K)But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 13 Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”
She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”
14 (L)Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and (M)did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?”
She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”
16 Jesus said to her, (N)“Mary!”
She turned and said to [c]Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).
17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet (O)ascended to My Father; but go to (P)My brethren and say to them, (Q)‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to (R)My God and your God.’ ”
18 (S)Mary Magdalene came and told the [d]disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.
The Apostles Commissioned(T)
19 (U)Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were [e]assembled, for (V)fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, (W)“Peace be with you.” 20 When He had said this, He (X)showed them His hands and His side. (Y)Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! (Z)As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” 22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 (AA)If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
Seeing and Believing
24 Now Thomas, (AB)called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.”
So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”
26 And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” 27 Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and (AC)reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be (AD)unbelieving, but believing.”
28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
29 Jesus said to him, [f]“Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. (AE)Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
That You May Believe
30 And (AF)truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 (AG)but these are written that (AH)you may believe that Jesus (AI)is the Christ, the Son of God, (AJ)and that believing you may have life in His name.
Footnotes
- John 20:7 face cloth
- John 20:9 understand
- John 20:16 NU adds in Hebrew
- John 20:18 NU disciples, “I have seen the Lord,”
- John 20:19 NU omits assembled
- John 20:29 NU, M omit Thomas
Giovanni 20
Nuova Riveduta 2006
La risurrezione di Gesù
20 (A)Il primo giorno della settimana, la mattina presto, mentre era ancora buio, Maria Maddalena andò al sepolcro e vide la pietra tolta dal sepolcro. 2 Allora corse verso Simon Pietro e l’altro discepolo che Gesù amava, e disse loro: «Hanno tolto il Signore dal sepolcro e non sappiamo dove l’abbiano messo».
3 Pietro e l’altro discepolo uscirono dunque e si avviarono al sepolcro. 4 I due correvano assieme, ma l’altro discepolo corse più veloce di Pietro e giunse primo al sepolcro; 5 e, chinatosi, vide le fasce per terra, ma non entrò. 6 Giunse intanto anche[a] Simon Pietro, che lo seguiva, ed entrò nel sepolcro, e vide le fasce per terra 7 e il sudario, che era stato sul capo di Gesù, non per terra con le fasce, ma piegato in un luogo a parte. 8 Allora entrò anche l’altro discepolo che era giunto per primo al sepolcro, e vide, e credette. 9 Perché non avevano ancora capito la Scrittura, secondo la quale egli doveva risuscitare dai morti. 10 I discepoli dunque se ne tornarono a casa.
Gesù appare a Maria Maddalena
11 (B)Maria, invece, se ne stava fuori vicino al sepolcro a piangere. Mentre piangeva, si chinò a guardare dentro il sepolcro, 12 ed ecco, vide due angeli, vestiti di bianco, seduti uno al capo e l’altro ai piedi, lì dov’era stato il corpo di Gesù. 13 Ed essi le dissero: «Donna, perché piangi?» Ella rispose loro: «Perché hanno tolto il mio Signore e non so dove l’abbiano deposto». 14 Detto questo, si voltò indietro e vide Gesù in piedi; ma non sapeva che fosse Gesù. 15 Gesù le disse: «Donna, perché piangi? Chi cerchi?» Ella, pensando che fosse il giardiniere, gli disse: «Signore, se tu l’hai portato via, dimmi dove l’hai deposto, e io lo prenderò». 16 Gesù le disse: «Maria!» Ella, voltatasi, gli disse in ebraico[b]: «Rabbunì!», che vuol dire: «Maestro!» 17 Gesù le disse: «Non trattenermi, perché non sono ancora salito al Padre [mio]; ma va’ dai miei fratelli e di’ loro: “Io salgo al Padre mio e Padre vostro, al Dio mio e Dio vostro”». 18 Maria Maddalena andò ad annunciare ai discepoli che aveva visto il Signore e che egli le aveva detto[c] queste cose.
Gesù appare ai discepoli; Tommaso non è con loro
19 (C)La sera di quello stesso giorno, che era il primo della settimana, mentre le porte del luogo in cui si trovavano[d] i discepoli erano chiuse per timore dei Giudei, Gesù venne e si presentò in mezzo a loro, e disse: «Pace a voi!» 20 E detto questo mostrò [loro] le mani e il costato. I discepoli dunque, veduto il Signore, si rallegrarono. 21 Allora {Gesù} disse loro di nuovo: «Pace a voi! Come il Padre mi ha mandato, anch’io mando voi». 22 Detto questo, soffiò su di loro e disse: «Ricevete lo Spirito Santo. 23 A chi perdonerete i peccati, saranno perdonati; a chi li riterrete, saranno ritenuti».
Gesù appare ai discepoli, tra i quali è Tommaso
24 (D)Ora Tommaso, detto Didimo, uno dei dodici, non era con loro quando venne Gesù. 25 Gli altri discepoli dunque gli dissero: «Abbiamo visto il Signore!» Ma egli disse loro: «Se non vedo nelle sue mani il segno dei chiodi e se non metto il mio dito nel segno dei chiodi, e se non metto la mia mano nel suo costato, io non crederò».
26 Otto giorni dopo i suoi discepoli erano di nuovo in casa, e Tommaso era con loro. Gesù venne a porte chiuse, e si presentò in mezzo a loro e disse: «Pace a voi!» 27 Poi disse a Tommaso: «Porgi qua il dito e guarda le mie mani; porgi la mano e mettila nel mio costato; e non essere incredulo, ma credente». 28 Tommaso gli rispose: «Signore mio e Dio mio!» 29 Gesù gli disse: «Perché mi hai visto[e], tu hai creduto; beati quelli che non hanno visto e hanno creduto!»
Lo scopo del Vangelo secondo Giovanni
30 (E)Ora Gesù fece in presenza dei {suoi} discepoli molti altri segni, che non sono scritti in questo libro; 31 ma questi sono stati scritti affinché crediate che Gesù è il Cristo, il Figlio di Dio, e affinché, credendo, abbiate vita nel suo nome.
Footnotes
- Giovanni 20:6 TR e M omettono anche.
- Giovanni 20:16 TR e M omettono in ebraico.
- Giovanni 20:18 Così TR e M; NA andò ad annunciare ai discepoli: «Ho visto il Signore!», e che le aveva detto…
- Giovanni 20:19 TR e M in cui erano radunati…
- Giovanni 20:29 TR Perché mi hai visto Tommaso…
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